Responsibilities: You may have noticed that the responsibilities and
qualifications listed here are very similar to that of a CSO. This is
intentional because you are the Deputy and need to be able to step up
and represent the CSO when needed. As a talented deputy, you work
closely with CSO and gain the CSO\'s trust and respect so that he/she
can delegate some of his/her duties to you. Your major responsibilities
are to help the CSO ensure that the organization\'s staff, policies,
processes, practices, and technologies: Proactively protect, shield, and
defend the enterprise (hosts, networks, systems, applications,
databases, information)from cyber threats, and prevent the occurrence
and recurrence of cybersecurity incidents. This includes COSTS, GOTS, or
open source systems. Enforce OWASP ASVS 4.0, NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253
requirements.. Monitor ongoing operations, applications, and platforms
and actively hunt for and detect potential adversarial activity Report
and investigate suspicious and unauthorized events expeditiously.
Minimize impact of any cybersecurity events and ensure that the
organization\'s capabilities are rapidly deployed to return assets to
normal operations as soon as possible. Provide ongoing oversight,
management, compliance and performance measurement and reporting, and
course correction of all cybersecurity activities. Who You Are: You have
significant background in \"best practices\" in several of the following
areas: Cloud security and securing GovCloud, hybrid, & cloud edge
environments Application, network & infrastructure security engineering
& assessment Cyber defense including prevention, detection (including
active threat hunting), response, recovery. DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines,
and agile software development practices. Identity, Credential, & Access
Management Zero-Trust Security & Network Architecture Secure Access
Service Edge SOC 2 attestation Technology risk & control frameworks DoD
civilian or military experience (a plus) *You have at least 5 years of
cyber security experience in the DOD or a highly regulated industry.
Knowledge of DoD RMF ATO process and DoD 8570 is a plus *You have
strong leadership and management skills with a diverse workforce *You
enjoy and seek out opportunities to mentor, coach and grow *You have
top-quality written and verbal communication skills (e.g., capable of
public speaking, changing your messaging based on the audience) *You
are a U.S. citizen and are eligible to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security
Clearance. You will need to apply for and obtain a TS/SCI clearance (if
you don?t have it already) to continue to perform in this role.
Qualifications: Minimum Education - Bachelor\'s degree with
concentration in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering
or Information Technology preferred. Preferred Education - Master\'s
Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or other related field.
Certifications - One or more of the following: Certified Information
Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security
Manager (CISM), Certified Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISC)
This is a Federal civilian service position within the United States Air
Force. We are hiring at the equivalent of GS-14 or GS-15 level for this
position.